Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-24
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REMEDIES Foa NINosF NAL .pIEs WHICH ARE GEx
hsALLy AT H.SnoAEA oSABLE RECIPES FOR PIE
SERVES AND PICKLES.


HSALLy AT HASuaoAEA oSABLE RECIPES FOR Ply
SERVES AND PICKLES.
BoursG DRINKING WATER destroys diseas
germs
BY PAINTING A Boil with iodine In its earl,
StSges its progress Will be arrested
FoE PAIN OR SORENESS in the had put horse
rifish leaves on the back OF the neck
TEA LEAVES are an excellent remedy for burn
poultice. "-'A "pp'' -
az OF BEEF TEA taken in the night By the
Sunber.
MUSTARD PLasrERs, II mixed with the white o
an ess instead u water, will not blister the mos
delicate skin.
PLua JELLy.-BoiI pluIns in little water. strain
through Jelly-bag add 4 pound OF sugar TO PIN
vi Juice AID boil twenty minutes.
III THE FACE seems constantly dry rub IL with
niue Owe Oil every night for time; * too oily,
Put httIe OOTaN In the water used Tor bathing IT,
ONE OF the costliest of economies Is burning kero
sene with the wick turned low. Many cases OF
throat affections may be credited 70 this practice
MANY Ills peculiar TO summer and early autumn
are the result or oyer-edttng and oyer-d1nking
The practice Of eating highly seasoned food. In
furious at all times, adds greatly 10 the thirst IN
hot weather.
BAG OF HoT SALT or sand applied to an aching
face or limb is often great relief. The rubber
bags thai can be filed with not water and then
the neck screwed up. are also great convenience,
especially in sickness.
GgAFE CATsUP-Fiye pounds OF grapes; boil ana
press through colander; two and a half pounds OF
sugar one pint OF vinegar, one tablespoonful each
or cinnamon. cloves, aII>pice and cayenne pepper.
and half Tablespoonful OF salt. boil uhth lhe
catsup i rather tilick.
FRIED REEp-Bixps.-Draw the birds, dip them in
beaten egg, roll them In bread crumbs or cracker
dust. and Try them TO a delicate brown in plenty
OF boiling hot lard. drain them for a minute In
colInucr and serve on Il hot dish; sdrl1Sn WIN
sprigs OI fresh pas sey.
Picked CRAB APPLES.-Stem the apples, alter
pIercfn., them with a fork. Prepare strip OF one
pint OF good vinegar, one pound OF brown sugar
tn.ore II liked. and scGDt tablespoonful or each
Kind OF spice. Boil ten minutes ana pour over the
apples alter they have beea placed Ia the JAR
GRAPE MARBALADE-AMBER CoIoR--Sep lrate
skins and pulp OF the grapes and cook the pulps
until the seeds separate, strain II, and TO four
quarts or pulp add two quarts OF sour apples,
measured after cooking, the grated rind or three
good lemons and uine pounds or sugar; let II get
hot before the sugar. Is put H. and cook Tor hIli
hour after II begins 10 BOIL
For SrIcEp GRAPES take the pulp from the fruit.
preserving the skins Boil the pulp and rub
through a colander TO get out the seeds, then add
the skins 10 the strained pulp and boil with the
sugar, vinegar and spices. 10 every seven pounds
OF grapes Use four and One-hdlf pounds oI sugar,
one pint OF good vinegar. Spice Quite highly with
ground cloves and allspice, with a little CHINA
mon
SAND TARTs-One pound granulated sugar,
yolks OF three eggs, one-half pound OF butter,
whites OF two eggs, and flour enough TO make
still paste. Beat the butter and sugar together:
adj me yOlkS beaten TO a cream, then two whites
we'll beaten; mix all We'll together, and add The
-Four. Roll out on bdktn--DOard, cuC With
round cutter, ana bake In u moderate oven until
hight brown
ROAST REED BIRDs-Pick your birds carefully,
AMI draw them; piece them In b1kingpan with
little water and roast them in brisk oven; ten
OF fILeen minutes will be sufficient; chop up The
lntestIneS and make a sauce OF them with the
gravy IRON the pan In which the birds roasted,
a ittIe water. butter AMI Hour; lay tlt DiriS ON
buJierei toast anu pour the sauce over them;
send 10 table very hot
CUCUMBER PICKLES. The following rule has
been thoroughly tested by hou5ekeepers, and
has never failed to give satisfaction. In re-
spect 10 time and labot IL is a marked improve
HeHt over Jne old method which requires tn Use
and changes OF brine, g.: 70 as ildny cucu.!l-
ces "a tw0 gallons o. cold vinegar Will cover add
qTarter % pound % fac salt, the saline OF ground
mustard. two ounces edcn Of whole mustard, wh1e
pepper, whole plncItO, oae ounce o. Whole Cloves,
ana Onions II desired
DELICIOUS TOMATO S.LAD.-Many who like
tomatoes prefer them in raw state, as salad.
served with various combinations OF vinegar, Oil
and Inusiari-soIne using only a little vinegar.
Others no vinegar, but comDindti0ns0I OIL anu
mus ard. \ greet improvement On any OF these
i, made by using the juice of lemon OILY. In
THIS way. SDod tJI1dtCeS skinned o. putting tneIi
In lIdcd water Iur minute. allowed 10 cool. cut
iHJO slices, and gy0u lemon squeezed over them,
fO.I.Is = rr.tItIul AMI . 4c4-oODIt IlSI.
SWEET PICKLEp PEACHES - T,ke the desired
qualify OF pe~.ce. Ucif: careful 10 select those
which arr sound nd not LJO ripe. Rub TIE luz
from them and stick five cloves into each peach
Gently pace tAeul in i dtcp Ja., aa1 pour over
them a. much lot pickle - Will cover then made
b.; boiling pound OF line brown sugar with
e.ICL Quart OF VlDr-.ssr, ami cover. Now set the
lar a~il.. tor ten days, waen drain OF the pcnIe
and II DOLL more; SKIN IL Well anu pour IL
once upon the peaches and set aside TIL per-
Iteily cold. IIcu liit cut the peaches carefully,
put them into glass jars, c0Eer thtin with tine
poke AID cover TIE bars COSBY. Store IN dry,
Coo. UIace.